A Streetcar Named Desire
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
Critics Sentiment
Stanley bellows for Stella from the courtyard below
Stanley and Blanche fight and rape is implied
The film plummets from the passionate courtyard scene to the devastating implied rape, dropping nearly 5 points as Stanley's brutality reaches its horrific climax.
A Streetcar Named Desire follows a tragic arc that builds to powerful emotional peaks before descending into devastating territory. The film opens strongly with Blanche's arrival and reaches its highest point during the iconic courtyard scene where Stanley calls for Stella, but then crashes dramatically during the climactic assault. Despite censorship constraints that dulled some impact, the film recovers with Blanche's haunting final exit.
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Vivien Leigh
Blanche DuBois
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
Kim Hunter
Stella Kowalski
Karl Malden
Harold Mitchell
Rudy Bond
Steve
Nick Dennis
Pablo Gonzales
Peg Hillias
Eunice
Wright King
A Collector
Richard Garrick
A Doctor
Ann Dere
The Matron
Edna Thomas
The Mexican Woman
Mickey Kuhn
A Sailor
Mel Archer
Foreman (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dahn Ben Amotz
Minor Role (uncredited)
Marietta Canty
Giggling Woman with Eunice (uncredited)
John George
Passerby (uncredited)
John Gonetos
Vendor (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Street Vendor (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
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